Hello...Is this thing on? A pandemic and a lost mojo

Hello? Anyone there?             

So after nearly three and a half years since my last post, I decided to give blogging another shot. Can't promise that my posts will be good, but I promise I'll give a good shot.

So much has happened since i last wrote one of these, either on a global and on a personal level. 

• The President of the United States damn near lost his mind and will leave office in two days (at time of writing this). Some will say that he should've been out of office a lot sooner.
• I entered into and exited from a relationship.
• I've lost friendships
• The world lost stars such as Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Sean Connery, Chadwick Boseman and Kobe Bryant to name but a few.

But the world has been turned most upside-down by the Coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the world for over a year. The virus and subsequent lockdowns across the globe has brought out many different characteristics in people with displays of everything from humility towards the situation and their fellow human to displays of petulance from people having to endure the minor inconvenience of having to wear a mask.

Prior to even the first mention of the virus in the news, I'd started to have therapy sessions to deal with mental health worries (I'm still having sessions). I also missed properly celebrating my landmark 40th birthday (This will be made up for when things return to normal) Lockdowns have also shown to test people's mental resolve. Everyone seemed to have a different coping mechanism for dealing with the lockdowns. I'd made a resolution to try new things. There were things I'd wanted to try and so I began. I experimented with cooking new things. I took up painting. I'm no Picasso but I'm definitely a work in progress. 

But since just before the festive season, my mojo to do anything of a creative nature has weaned somewhat. No painting, no meaningful writing for nearly two months.

Hopefully i can arrest this slump soon, but only time will tell